On-Air Passion by Lindsay Evans

Author:Lindsay Evans [Evans, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-13T19:23:53+00:00

Chapter 10

The social change and activism conference after-party was lit. Strobe lights flashed over the cordoned-off dance floor while Rihanna encouraged the already sweaty dancers to work, work, work, work, work from the bass-thumping speakers. Conversation tripped through the room and everybody was gorgeous. Elle stood back with her glass of champagne while Shaye sashayed around the hotel ballroom in her emerald green dress and high heels.

Like most people at the party, Shaye was there for networking and coalition building for one of the many social-justice organizations she was a member of. Comfortable in jeans and T-shirt during the day—or at least Shaye’s version of that normally tame outfit—her best friend had now pulled out all the stops in her short and tight designer dress to flirt, seduce and drink the night away. These activists worked hard in the trenches day and night, but when it was time to party, they partied.

Occasionally drinking from her glass of champagne, Elle enjoyed watching the crowd of intense and intensely beautiful people. Their energy was amazing. She didn’t know where they got it from, the strength to constantly push back against a system fighting to keep people uneducated and unaware.

At times like these, she had nothing but respectful awe for people like Ahmed and Shaye. They did the work that frightened her. Work she was only happy to support with her checkbook.

“Oh, excuse me!” A pretty woman in a dress tight enough to rival the one Shaye wore bumped into Elle and spilled the cool champagne over her hand and the hem of her black dress.

Elle jumped back from the splash of alcohol with a soft cry. At least it wasn’t red wine. “It’s okay,” she said. “It won’t stain.”

“I’m glad,” the woman said. “It would be a shame to ruin such a pretty Valentino. Those rent-a-couture places don’t take kindly to messed-up merchandise.” Then, with that parting shot, the woman dashed off into the crowd, her big behind wiggling for all it was worth in her flame-red dress.

What the...?

“Well, that’s a booty for you.” Shaye materialized at Elle’s side.

“Yeah, and a bitch, too.” She frowned after the woman who’d assumed she didn’t own the vintage designer dress she wore. Then, with a roll of her eyes, she shrugged off the stranger’s comment to focus on what Shaye said about her butt.

“Do you think it’s all hers?”

“Yeah,” Shaye said with a snort of laughter. “I’m sure she paid for it somehow.”

They leaned into each other, giggling.

On the other side of the room, the big-butt woman was flirting with a massive guy in a sport coat and slacks. He looked like a football player.

“Are you good?” Shaye looped her arm around Elle’s waist.

Elle was there as her friend’s plus-one. And Shaye had been a great date so far, making sure Elle enjoyed herself even though she didn’t know many people at the party. But Elle was having fun. The people-watching action was prime.

“I’m good, girl. Just keep having fun. Don’t worry about me.” But she might as well have told the sun not to shine.

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